Arch-support.



c. L. SKINNER & P. A. TUCKER.

ARCH SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13. 1917.

1,297,922. Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLYDE L. SKINNER AND PURNEY A. TUCKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ARCH-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

Application filed April 13, 1917. Serial No. 161,696.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that we, CLYDE L. SKINNER and PURNEY A. TUCKER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook andStateof Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inArch-Supports, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification.

The present invention relates broadly to arch supports and moreparticularly to heel cushioning attachments therefor.

An object of our invention is to provide in combination with an archsupport a cushioning element for the heel of the wearer whereby not onlywill the Wearers arch be supported, but shocks incident to walking willbe absorbed by the cushioning element.

Another object of our invention is to provide a cushioning element whichmay be applied to any of the standard types of arch supporters withoutaltering the construction of the arch supporter to any appreciable.

degree.

Our invention also contemplates the provision of the cushioning elementwhich is simple, light, strong and durable, and efficient in operation.

Our invention embodies features of construction and further objectswhich will appear from the following detailed description and theclaims, taken with an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a bottom plan of an arch supporter showing our cushioningdevlce applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational new of the same;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional now taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;and

Fig. 1 is a fragmental sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing we have disclosed one adaptation of our invention, a wellknown form of arch supporter being shown, said supporter including abody portion S, an intermediate raised or arch-supporting portion a anda heel portion 71..

The cushioning device preferably, though not necessarily, includes abracket member 10 having the base portion thereof riveted or otherwisesecured as at 12 to the intermediate or raised portion of thesupporterS.

detracting from the efficiency of the device.

In the form of the invention as shown, the cushioning element embodies acurved spring tongue 16 preferably tapering in shape and provided with aplurality of openings 17 in its larger end adapted to register with theprojections 15 formed in the flange 1 1 when said tongue is insertedbetween the flange and the supporter so as to detachably maintain thespring tongue in position. The free ends of the flange Mare downwardlybent as at 18 to assist the projections 15 in preventing lateralmovement of the tongue. The free end of the tongue is bent slightlyupwardly as at 19; so as to prevent a smooth surface to engage thesurface of the supporter. The tongue extends toward the rear of thesupporter. beneath the heel portion thereof so as to absorb shocksordinarily imparted directly to the heel of the wearer.

As an equivalent of the spring strip we may substitute a flexiblenon-resilient strip therefor, and insert shock absorbing means of anykind beneath the non-resilient strip. The bracket now provided may beused to retain both forms of strips.

We do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction ofour invention but reserve the right to make such changes therein as donot depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

We claim:

1. In a device of the kind described, an arch supporter, a bracketsecured to the bottom face thereof a cushioning member, oooperatingparts on the latter and the bracket for removably securing thecushioning member in place, said several parts being relativelyyieldable to permit the easy attachment and detachment of saidcushioning member.

2. In combination, an arch supporter having a raised portion, a bracketcarried by the under-face of the supporter and provided with a flangearranged in spaced relation thereto, a plurality of projections in saidflange, a curved spring tongue having a plurality of openings in one endthereof to aline with the projections in said flange, and means on thefree ends of the flange to pre vent lateral movement of the springtongue, said tongue being disposed beneath the heel portion to absorbshocks.

3. In combination, an arch supporter having a raised intermediateportion, a bracket carried by the under-face thereof and formed with aflange in spaced relation thereto, said flange having a plurality ofprojections therein, a tapering curved spring tongue arranged with itscurved portion beneath the heel portion of the supporter and providedwith a plurality of openings in one end thereof to aline with theprojections in said flange, and the free ends of the flange being benttoward the body of the supporter to retain said tongue against lateralmovement.

at. The combination of an arch supporter, a bracket on the bottom facethereof having a gripping flange, and cushioning means insertiblebeneath said flange to be retained naeaeaa detachably beneath the heelportion of said supporter.

5. The combination of an arch supporter, a bracket on the bottom facethereof provided with an offset shoulder and a gripping flange, aprojection formed on the inner face of said flange, and cushioning meansinsertible between the flange and the arch supporter and provided withan opening to accominodate the projection, the inner end of -saidcushioning means abutting the shoulder.

6. in combination, an arch supporter, a bracket on the bottom facethereof provided with an oflset shoulder and a gripping flange, aprojection on the inner face of said flange, a cushioning memberinsertible beneath said flange and having an opening to accommodate theprojection, and guide members on the sides of said flange.

In witness whereof, We hereunto subscribe our names this 81st day ofMarch, A, D. 1917.

GLYDE L. SKINNER. PURNEY A. TUCKER.

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